Henro
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2003
- Messages
- 4,982
- Location
- Few miles north of Pgh, PA
- Tractor
- Kubota B2910, BX2200, KX41-2V mini EX
<font color="blue"> A clogged filter won't suddenly just "unclog" letting the machine power up again.
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One would think this is true, but I can emphasize from my recent experience that a clogged filter can indeed cause erratic operation and power loss that comes and goes...between times when full power for loader work was available...to times when the engine would hardly hold a steady RPM when the tractor was sitting still...
Have about 15 hours on the tractor since the fuel filter was changed, full normal operation with no glitches...so it was the filter that was causing the problem...Strange as it sounds...
Also, I noticed some loss of power going up hill at one spot, and that was going on for a while before things got worse. That doesn't happen anymore either. I think the reason is that on my B2910, the fuel is gravity feed (no fuel pump) and due to the upward angle and the fuel tank being behind the engine, there must have been a small change in pressure at the filter, which was borderline at best...and this caused fuel starvation...but that is just a guess.
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One would think this is true, but I can emphasize from my recent experience that a clogged filter can indeed cause erratic operation and power loss that comes and goes...between times when full power for loader work was available...to times when the engine would hardly hold a steady RPM when the tractor was sitting still...
Have about 15 hours on the tractor since the fuel filter was changed, full normal operation with no glitches...so it was the filter that was causing the problem...Strange as it sounds...
Also, I noticed some loss of power going up hill at one spot, and that was going on for a while before things got worse. That doesn't happen anymore either. I think the reason is that on my B2910, the fuel is gravity feed (no fuel pump) and due to the upward angle and the fuel tank being behind the engine, there must have been a small change in pressure at the filter, which was borderline at best...and this caused fuel starvation...but that is just a guess.